InhaltsangabePART I: Introduction



1. The Need for a Holistic Approach in Mangrove Research and Management

U. SaintPaul and H. Schneider



2. MADAM, Concept and Reality

U. SaintPaul



PART II: Geography and Biogeochemistry



3. Geography of the Bragança Region

G. Krause

3.1. Background and Scope

3.2. Spatial Boundaries

3.3. Principal Features of the Natural and Social System

3.4. CoEvolutionary Outcomes of the Natural and Social Dynamics

References



4. Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction

H. Behling, M. Cohen, R.J. Lara, and V. Vedel

4.1. Coastal Region of Northern Brazil

4.2. Holocene Environmental Changes

4.3. Model of Bragança Mangrove Development

4.4. Holocene Coastal Dynamics

References



5. The Biogeochemistry of the Caeté Mangrove-Shelf System

B. Koch, T. Dittmar, and R.J. Lara

5.1. Introduction and Overview

5.2. Sediment Processes

5.3. The Outwelling of Detritus and Decomposition Products into Coastal Waters

5.4. The Fate of Mangrove-Outwelling on the Continental Shelf

5.5. Concluding Remarks

References



PART III: Floristic and Faunistic Studies in Mangroves



6. Mangrove Vegetation of the Caeté Estuary

U. Mehlig, M.P.M. Menezes, A. Reise, and E. Medina

6.1. Floristics and Forest Structure

6.2. Litterfall and Phenology

6.3. Dendrochronological Studies of Rhizophora mangle Tree

6.4. SoilVegetation Nutrient Relations

6.5. Concluding Remarks and Outlook

References



7. Mangrove Infauna and Sessile Epifauna

C.R. Beasley, M.E.B. Fernandes, E.A.G. Figueira, D.S. Sampaio, K.R. Melo, and R.S. Barros

7.1. Introduction

7.2. The Infauna of the Mangrove Forest at the Furo Grande Tidal Creek

7.3. Comparison of the Benthic Fauna among Sites with Differing Degrees of Degradation

7.4. Settlement of the Tidal Creek Epifauna in the Caeté Mangrove Estuary

7.5. Differences in Settlement of Epibenthos between Mangrove and Tidal Creek Habitats

7.6. Conclusions

References



PART IV: Dynamics in the Mangrove System



8. Drivers of Temporal Changes in Mangrove VegetationBoundaries and Consequences for Land Use

R.J. Lara, M. Cohen, and C. Szlafsztein

8.1. Introduction

8.2. Influence of Inundation Frequency and Sediment Salinity on Wetland Structure

8.3. Changes in Current Vegetation Units: Boundaries, Ecotone Shifts and Consequences for Land Use

References



9. System Processes and Forest Development

U. Berger and M. Wolff

9.1. The Interlink between the Modelling Approaches

9.2. Trophic Pathways

9.3. Forest Dynamics under Different Natural Disturbance Regimes

9.4. Conclusions

References



10. Synoptic Analyses of Mangroves for Coastal Zone Management

G. Krause and M. Bock

10.1. Background and Scope

10.2. Research strategy

10.3. Change Dynamics

10.4. Classification of Mangrove Patterns

10.5. Potential Contributions to Coastal Zone Management

References



PART V: Ecology and Fishery of Fin-Fish in the Mangrove System



11. Distribution Pattern of Fish in a Mangrove Estuary

M. Barletta and U. Saint-Paul

11.1. Seasonal Changes in the Caeté Estuary

11.2. Fish Assemblage Patterns

References



12. Dynamics in Mangrove Fish Assemblages on a Macrotidal Coast

U. Krumme and U. Saint-Paul

12.1. Introduction

12.2. Environmental Setting

12.3. Nekton Sampling in Macrotidal Environments

12.4. Trends in Species Richness, Biomass and Density along a Shoreline Gradient

12.5. Composition of Transients

12.6. Tidal Movements

12.7. Tidal and Diel Changes in The Intertidal Fish Assemblages

12.8. TidetoTide, Weekly, Fortnightly and Monthly Variation in Abundance, Catch Weight and Species Richness of Transients

12.9. Patterns in Feeding

12.10. Spatial Patterns in the Intertidal Fish Fauna

12.11. Implications for Future Research and Long-Term Monitoring

References



13. An Evaluation of the Larval Fish Assemblage

A. BarlettaBergan

13.1. Value of Mangroves and Estuaries as Nurseries

13.2. First Ichthyoplankton Survey

13.3. A North Brazilian Larval Fish Community